Farmer Michael Schmidt shares a moment with filmmaker Norman Lofts outside the courthouse in Newmarket Monday.
Norman Loft’s 47 minute documentary titled “Michael Schmidt: Organic Hero or Bioterrorist” makes its North American premiere this Thursday at the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival in Toronto. The film will be screened at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). You can order them over the phone by calling 416-967-1528 and pay with a credit card. Tickets are $10, or $8 for students or seniors. That’s plus a $3.50 service charge. You pick up your tickets on the day of the event, October 23rd.
Alternately you can buy advance tickets in person at the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) box office in the Manulife Centre, in downtown Toronto, in which case the service charge is only $2. TIFF is handling ticket sales for the Planet in Focus festival.
Filmmaker Norman Lofts shooting footage for Part 2
Or you could wait til the day of the showing and obtain tickets at the door if there are any still available.
Showtime is 7 pm on Thursday October 23, 2008 at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) theatre.
Norman Lofts laughs with farmer Michael Schmidt in Newmarket Monday.
5 Comments
October 23, 2008 at 8:25 am
[...] Schmidt is my kind of hero: For 14 years Schmidt, who grew up in Germany, has struggled for the right to sell unpasteurized [...]
October 24, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I could not attend the Schmidt documentary on thursday. where can i see it again (soon)?
October 24, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Adrian,
We’ll be sure to post information on future screenings whenever it comes to our attention. So stay tuned.
October 26, 2008 at 3:12 pm
People who missed Thursday’s screening have been asking when the movie will be shown again. It will be broadcast Oct 28th, on CBC-TV, on a program called “The Lens” at 10:00 pm. So don’t miss it.
October 27, 2008 at 7:50 am
Latest update: Norman Loft’s 47-minute documentary film, “Michael Schmidt: Bioterorrist or Organic Hero” will be broadcast Tuesday October 28th at 10 pm on the CBC Newsworld program “The Lens. Tell your friends.